Two legal experts debate the deputy chief justice’s warning about the ‘uncanny’ power the president wields.
Two legal experts debate the deputy chief justice’s warning about the ‘uncanny’ power the president wields.
Trevor Manuel says citizens must hold parliamentary and provincial members accountable for the R800m spent on them to represent their constituencies.
Although Hong Kong’s leader has indicated a concession to pro-democracy protesters, expectations remain low ahead of talks.
Hong Kong authorities have been accused of hiring thugs to disperse pro-democracy demonstrators, after dozens of masked men rushed the protesters.
A 17-year-old student activist is leading the path of Hong Kong’s fight for democracy. Let’s take a look at Joshua Wong in five pictures.
A prerequisite for dealing with corruption is the political will to do so, without any factionalism.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu has asked that all who believe in democracy support the people of Hong Kong in their bid for elections.
State media says China would not give in to Hong Kong protesters’ demands for full democracy and would wait for mass protests to fizzle out.
Rising at the chance to showcase his own martial art skills, the president confirms his attendance at the Karate World Cup. The nation is thrilled.
Universities must shift their focus and explore better ways of fostering a more democratic society.
The ANC has let the most reactionary sectors of white society off the hook while chasing away those progressive and antiracist whites.
Politics aside, South Africans share aspirations for economic growth under legitimate leadership.
Nationalism on its own offers no guarantee of a democratic or progressive politics.
Society fails when we cease to care, when those in power seek to enrich themselves and when people lose trust in their leaders, writes Jay Naidoo.
Elections are difficult. So as you make your way to your designated voting stations, here are nine things to remember when casting your vote.
Mac Maharaj responds to the M&G’s report on his mooted role.
Mass protests and the violent reaction of the state indicate that SA is in a period of possible rearticulation of politics, says Andile Mngxitama.
What do the election lists doing the rounds mean for our democracy? The M&G’s Phillip de Wet talks us through it on our M&G Newsroom radio show.
The Jewish state is under fire for its stance on African asylum seekers and support of human rights abusers.
It’s time the ANC did some soul-searching. It’s time the party returned to its "first principle": justice and equality for all, writes Khaya Dlanga.
Thousands have marched in Hong Kong to demand a greater say in how their future leaders are chosen.
But does the worldwide acclaim he is accorded signify victory – or does it mark Mandela’s defeat?
The public still cannot read Thuli Madonsela’s Nkandla report and the investigation into Arno Lamoer appears to have reached a standstill.
Was anyone listening when Nelson Mandela said South Africa would never return to an unjust system? It seems not.
How is it possible that South Africa is a better place now than in 1994, asks a disgruntled South African expatriate.
US civil rights activist Reverend Jesse Jackson has called on young South Africans to go to school because their country was "free but not equal".
South Africa is anything but a caring democracy, Agang leader Mamphela Ramphele has said.
Access to justice for all, particularly the impecunious, is a central requirement of the constitutional idea that animates our democracy.
As the new year creakily gathers steam, press standards and regulation are under scrutiny in both South Africa and the United Kingdom.
A new social order needs to be based on a fully participatory democracy and selflessness, writes Jacklyn Cock.
According to an annual report, democracy around the world has been in decline for the seventh year in a row.